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The moving image has long been fascinated with the spectacle of death as public sport. From gladiatorial epics to dystopian futures, the arena serves as a stage for humanity’s most base instincts. The Jurassic Games: Extinction throws its hat into this crowded ring, proposing a scenario of such ludicrous ambition that one can only admire its audacity.

This sequel continues the saga of a virtual reality game show where contestants, wired into a digital world, face off against prehistoric beasts for the entertainment of the masses. It is a premise that wears its B-movie heart on its sleeve, promising not high art but high-concept carnage. The narrative picks up with Tucker, the survivor of the prior contest, now a cyber-insurgent aiming to dismantle the system from within.

His foil is Jo Lafort, the game’s new architect, a woman whose ambition is matched only by her willingness to broadcast bloodshed.

Writer and director Ryan Bellgardt is back with Jurassic Games: Extinction, the sequel to the original Jurassic Games from 2018! The deadly games are back, and ten more prisoners need to survive digital creatures out for human blood.

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In the near future, The Jurassic Games is the most popular television show in the world. Every season, 10 death row inmates play a highly advanced virtual reality game pitting them against ferocious dinosaurs in a fight for survival. This season, new host Joy Lafort (Katie Burgess) is about to make her debut when the game suddenly takes on a life of its own.

In our exclusive clip from the sci-fi creature feature, a player is chased down by a pack of hungry raptors.

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Katie Burgess, Adam Hampton, Leila Anastasia Scott, Sophie Proctor, and Ryan Francis star in the film.

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We have an exclusive clip from the small-budget sci-fi flick, The Jurassic Games: Extinction. Director Ryan Bellgardt continues with their love affair for dinosaurs, stepping back from recent family minded dino films and returning to the sci-fi adventure genre with a sequel to his 2018 film, The Jurassic Games.    In the near future, The Jurassic Games is the most popular television show in the world. Every season, 10 death row inmates play a highly advanced virtual reality game pitting them against ferocious dinosaurs in a fight for survival. This season, new host Joy Lafort (Katie Burgess) is about to make her debut when the game suddenly takes on a life of its own.    Bask in the indie-budget glory of digital dinosaur combat in the...

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The terrible lizards of Jurassic Park are back this summer in Jurassic World: Rebirth. But that isn't the only movie with a prehistoric rampage hitting screens this year. The VR Velociraptors of The Jurassic Games are back in a new sequel, The Jurassic Games: Extinction, and Collider has an exclusive first look at the movie's new trailer and poster. The film will be released On Demand and Digital on June 24, and on Blu-ray and DVD on July 22.

The Jurassic Games films are set in a dystopian future where the titular program is the most popular game show in the world. In it, ten death-row inmates are sent into a virtual reality world where they must battle bloodthirsty prehistoric predators to survive. Naturally, if you die in the game, you die in real life. In this sequel, Joy Lafort is the show's new host, but during her first broadcast, things start to go haywire.

Jackrabbit Media has acquired worldwide sales on sci-fi sequel The Jurassic Games: Extinction and is launching sales talks with AFM buyers in Las Vegas this week.

The sequel to 2018 cult hit The Jurassic Games is written and directed by Ryan Bellgardt, and dives deeper into the lethal virtual game where condemned prisoners in a dystopian future face off against prehistoric predators in a high-stakes battle for survival.

Todd Terry, Ryan Francis and Katie Burgess lead the cast on the Boiling Point Media production, with Bellgardt and Harry C. Wolohon IV producing, and Emily Taylor serving as executive producer.

Jackrabbit Media CEO Jack Campbell said,...

Quick Links How Jurassic Park Created the Carnosaur Series When Jurassic Park Came Down With a Case of Prehysteria! What Jurassic Park's Mockbusters Say About the Franchise Jurassic Park is one of the most influential movies in cinematic history. Expected to be a blockbuster hit, other studios attempted to create their own Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park's popularity inspired two cult classic franchises that took on a life of their own.

Jurassic Park remains one of the most influential movies in history, but retrospectives often overlook the bizarre knockoffs it inspired. There's no understating Jurassic Park's impact on pop culture and numerous attempts to replicate its success. Before the film hit theaters and launched a major franchise, movies were already trying to cash in on Jurassic Park's projected popularity. While many saw these dinosaur-inspired mockbusters for what they were, no one could have predicted how they'd develop...

Stars: Phuong Kubacki, Xing Yu, Mike Pu, Steven He, Evan Assante, Christy Tate, Samuel Wang | Written by Chris Hoyt, Xing Haishun, Wu Chenglei | Directed by Ryan Bellgardt

If the opening minutes of Dinosaur World look somewhat familiar, there’s a good reason for that. In 2018 director Ryan Bellgardt made a film called The Jurassic Games which proved quite popular in China. He was approached to do a remake for the Chinese streaming market. So he and writer Chris Hoyt (The Adventures of Jurassic Pet) along with a pair of Chinese writers Xing Haishun and Wu Chenglei reworked the script for that market and filmed it in Oklahoma with a Chinese cast and a mix of new and recycled effects. And now that version is getting a North American release.

The VR version of the popular game Dinosaur World is about to come out of closed beta and to celebrate the developers are running a contest.

Stars: Katie Burgess, Connie Franklin, Sidney Flack, Luke Wyckoff, Caleb Fellenstein, Rane Thomason, Taylor Reich, Tom Allen, Greg Williams, Brett Bower, Lee Patterson, John C. Bailey, Tyler Malinauskas, Michela Creel | Written and Directed by Terry Spears

Well well well… High Octane Pictures, most known for releasing horror, thriller and sci-fi films of varying budgets and competences, have surprisingly released a brand-new spy thriller – Agent Jade Black. A spy thriller in the vein of every other spy thriller you’ve ever seen. Well I say in the vein of every other spy thriller but that’s something of an exaggeration. You haven’t seen Any spy thriller like Agent Jade Black.

Lead actress Katie Burgess, who has appeared in a number of low budget genre films like The Jurassic Games, plays the titular character, a rebellious spy who does things her own way much to the chagrin of her bosses. This...

Actress Katie Burgess is returning to the battlefield in the new action movie, ‘Agent Jack Black.’ The star of last year’s adventure horror thriller, ‘The Jurassic Games,’ is venturing back into genre filmmaking with her latest drama, which is set to be released on January 7, 2020 on DVD and On Demand by High Octane […]

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New Trailer/Date : The Most Controversial Horror Release Of 2019 This December, play the most dangerous time imaginable in American Hunt. From the director of Clowntergeist, and from the studio that brought you The Jurassic Games and Cannibal Farm, comes the most controversial horror release of 2019. A group of friends is torn apart when …

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Portal Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) And Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare On Elm Street) Genre icons Ryan Merriman (The Jurassic Games), Jamie Tisdale (“From Dusk Till Dawn : The Series”) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) encounter the terrifying Portal this October. Insidious meets Paranormal Activity in director Dean Alioto‘s “delightfully delicious …

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In the tradition of The Dark Tower, and from the studio that brought you The Jurassic Games, open the book one the most thrilling fantasy adventure of the year! From visionary filmmaker Erik Flynn Patton, an adventure-laden pre-holiday treat that plays like a fantastical, dazzling love letter to The …

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High Octane Pictures is trying to capitalize on Blumhouse's canceled and very controversial thriller The Hunt with the similar sounding American Hunt. The first trailer arrives with the promise that this is 'the most controversial horror release of 2019'. Whether or not that really is the case, if you were waiting for and disappointed by the disappearance of The Hunt this past fall, then you might want to check out American Hunt as a consolation prize. It does have a pretty cool poster if nothing else.

'Hunt or Be Hunted'. That's the tagline of American Hunt, which may trick folks into thinking they are watching the canceled Blumhouse thriller The Hunt. But audiences are pretty suave these days, and right of the bat, the absence of Emma Roberts and Hillary Swank are going to trigger some bells in the back of the head.

Having not seen The Hunt, who's...

Heather Langenkamp is perhaps best known as Nancy from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. She has been making the rounds on the horror circuit quite a lot latley, showing up at places like Monsterpalooza to sign autographs and snap selfies with the fans. Now, the legend is back in a brand new horror movie just in time for Halloween.

Today, we get the first trailer for Portal, which puts a spin on the classic ghost hunting team story for something terrifying, new and original. We also get the first poster for this scary thriller, which will hit digital and On Demand starting October 15.

Genre icons Ryan Merriman (The Jurassic Games), Jamie Tisdale (From Dusk Till Dawn : The Series) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) encounter the terrifying Portal this October. It's Insidious meets Paranormal Activity in director Dean Alioto's "delightfully delicious horror film", which will...

2018 has been, yet again, another fantastic year for movies. There has been some great films in the cinema, on DVD and VOD and the film festivals we’ve covered have been jam-packed with quality movies. Which makes it Very hard to narrow down a list of the Top 10 of the year! Even moreso when it comes to Dtv releases…

So, with that being said, I’ve decided that this year I’d split my picks into two distinct lists – the ten best films I saw this year, be it at the local multiplex or at film festivals; and the ten best direct-to-market titles of the year, be they DVD or VOD. The only other criteria is that we’ve covered the film here on Nerdly.

This list takes in All the direct to DVD, VOD premieres, etc., that never made it to cinemas with, as per usual with my end-of-year lists,...

After its premiere earlier this year at the Overlook Film Festival and a number of other festival screenings, Uncork’d Entertainment has announced that they've acquired St. Agatha, the latest film from Darren Lynn Bousman:

Press Release: Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to St. Agatha, the latest film from celebrated filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman. The female-driven psychological horror film premiered at the Overlook Film Festival in April.

Written by Andy Demetrio, Shaun Fletcher, Sara Sometti Michaels, and Clint Sears, St. Agatha is set in 1950’s Georgia, and fixes on a pregnant con woman who is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced, ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested as she learns the sick and twisted...

Possibly, your soon-to-be favorite horror movies are being released in new and exciting ways this month. In today's Horror Highlights, Anti Matter's exclusive Tubi release details, It Lives Inside VOD and DVD debut, and The Shelter's worldwide premiere on Vimeo on Demand.

It Lives Inside VOD and DVD Release Details: "This August, stay out of the shadows.

From High Octane Pictures, the studio that brought you Jurassic Games and Clowntergiest, comes It Lives Inside, premiering on digital this summer.

A chronic sleepwalker reads from a mysterious book that foretells his impending demonic possession. He then struggles to hold his family together as the ancient evil threatens to consume everything he holds dear.

Rett Terrell (The Jurassic Games) and Alissa Rose Ford (Army of Frankensteins) star in a Jeff Hall film, released August 7th on VOD and September 4th on DVD."

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Anti Matter Screening Exclusively on Tubi: "Keir Burrow's...

There may be a holiday here in the States, but that doesn’t mean this week’s home media releases are taking any time off. In fact, we’ve got a bunch of great new titles and several cult classics coming our way on Tuesday. Scream Factory and IFC Midnight are teaming up on the recent indie horror projects Midnighters and The Cured, and Another WolfCop is coming home on both formats courtesy of Rlje Entertainment. And for those of you who have been patiently waiting, Arrow Video’s Limited Edition Blu for Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left finally arrives this week as well.

Other notable releases for July 3rd include the reissue of Call Girl of Cthulhu, Primal Rage, Devilfish aka Monster Shark, The Jurassic Games, and The Lullaby.

Another WolfCop

A year has passed since the dark eclipse transformed hard-drinking Officer Lou Garou (Leo Fafard...

Stars: Ryan Merriman, Perrey Reeves, Adam Hampton, Robin Acker, Daniel Barton, Katie Burgess, Dylan Cox, Erika Daly, Sidney Flack, Gary Frazier, Cate Jones, Kyle Penington, Tiger Sheu | Written by Ryan Bellgardt, Galen Christy | Directed by Ryan Bellgardt

The Hunger Games get jurassic in The Jurassic Games, a direct to DVD title that is best easily described as Jurassic Park meets The Most Dangerous Game. The plot goes something like this:

Every year, 10 of the world’s most lethal death row criminals are chosen to compete for their freedom in The Jurassic Games, a television show where contestants must survive against a variety of ferocious dinosaurs. The players all die gruesomely in the game zone except for one, the last one standing, the winner, who is granted not only his freedom, but fame and fortune. Survive the dinosaurs. Survive each other. Survive… The Jurassic Games.

For Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival...

Hard to believe it, but the summer season is officially upon us! And if you’re like us and are looking for a reason (or two) to escape the sun and unforgiving heat in the coming weeks, June has some excellent films arriving on various digital and VOD platforms that should keep you entertained while at home (and away from all that pesky sunlight and those bloodthirsty mosquitoes).

June’s VOD releases kick off on the 1st with IFC Films' Mary Shelley, a look at the life of the author behind one of the greatest novels ever written, and just a few days later, Pacific Rim Uprising, The Rake, and The Nursery make their digital arrivals. June 12th features a trifecta of terror—Night of the Virgin, The Mimic, and The Jurassic Games, and June 15th sees the release of the psychological thriller Inheritance, which debuted last year at 2017's Dances with Films.

First Clip From “The Jurassic Games” Check out the first thrilling clip from The Jurassic Games featuring Katie Burgess (‘Joy’), Adam Hampton (‘Anthony Tucker’), Ryan Merriman (‘The Host’) and… dinosaurs! Win the games. Win Your freedom. The dinomite mash-up of the summer, The Jurassic Games stops onto VOD this June from High Octane Pictures, Boiling …

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Exclusive: Lionsgate-affiliated Grindstone Entertainment Group has taken U.S. rights to teen drama The Adventures of Jurassic Pet.

The company, which specializes in action titles with recognizable stars such as Nic Cage’s Dying of the Light and Bruce Willis’ Vice as well as family films including Bark Ranger and Pups United, will release the film in winter 2018.

Elsewhere, France Television has boarded, while Kew Media has taken UK and Irish rights to the film, which stars Kyler Charles Beck (Dude Perfect Show), David Fletcher-Hall (Murder Made Me Famous) and Ben Hall (The Posthuman Project).

The Adventures of Jurassic Pet is the fourth film from The Jurassic Games director Ryan Bellgardt, a Never Ending Story-meets-Jurassic Park-style drama, which sees an adventurous teenager who summons the courage to help a friendly dinosaur escape from the clutches of a mad scientist who wants to use him for experimentations. Chris Hoyt,...

The dinomite mash-up of the summer, The Jurassic Games stars Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (Entourage), and imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in the titular games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players against dinosaurs and each other. However there is a catch…

If you die in the virtual game, you also die in reality; and for Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival is his one chance to be reunited with his children after having been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the devious The Host continues adding improbable challenges, the characters will find the odds stacked against them as only one victor can emerge as winner and reclaim their freedom.

Every year, 10 of the world’s most lethal death row criminals are chosen to compete for their freedom in The Jurassic Games,...

Oh, hell yeah. At last, the “death row inmates vs. dinosaurs” movie of your dreams is here with The Jurassic Games. This low-budget wonder seemingly combines Ready Player One, Jurassic Park, The Running Man, and the mostly forgotten Stone Cold Steve Austin movie The Condemned into one glorious, goofy package. Watch the Jurassic Games trailer below. Folks, are you ready for The Jurassic Games? You better […]

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Win the games. Win Your freedom.

The dinomite mash-up of the summer, The Jurassic Games stomps onto VOD this June from High Octane Pictures, Boiling Point Media and Uncork’d Entertainment.

Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (Entourage), the film imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in The Jurassic Games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players against dinosaurs and each other. However, there is a catch… If you die in the virtual game, you also die in reality; and for Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival is his one chance to be reunited with his children after having been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the devious The Host continues adding improbable challenges, the characters will find the odds stacked against them as only one victor can emerge as winner and reclaim their freedom.

The dinomite mash-up of the summer, The Jurassic Games stars Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (Entourage), and imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in the titular games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players against dinosaurs and each other. However there is a catch…

If you die in the virtual game, you also die in reality; and for Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival is his one chance to be reunited with his children after having been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the devious The Host continues adding improbable challenges, the characters will find the odds stacked against them as only one victor can emerge as winner and reclaim their freedom.

Every year, 10 of the world’s most lethal death row criminals are chosen to compete for their freedom in The Jurassic Games,...

Have you ever wondered privately what it might be like if the Jurassic Park franchise was thrown in a blender with The Hunger Games, but given a very small budget in order to make it happen? Probably not, but The Jurassic Games trailer is here to show you what that looks like. As it so happens, it looks exactly how you might expect it to look and, depending on your love for low-budget B-movie action, that is either going to be a great or terrible thing.

This trailer, in a not at all surprising bit of convenient timing, just so happened to drop on the same day that the final trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom arrived. Coincidence? Likely not. And if you're one of the people who just can't find a reason to get excited about a fifth Jurassic Park movie, this may serve as a schlocky substitute. The Jurassic Games...

The Jurassic Games is definitely not a game you'd want to play if you value your safeey.

Heat Vision has the exclusive trailer for the film, described as a hybrid of The Hunger Games and Jurassic Park. (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom also gets a new trailer Tuesday.)

The project takes place in a near future that sees 10 death row inmates compete in a virtual reality game show called The Jurassic Games. They must fight dinosaurs as well as each other — and dying in the game means death in real life. Jurassic Games follows Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), a man wrongfully convicted of murdering his...

<em>The</em> <em>Jurassic Games </em>is definitely not a game you'd want to play if you value your safeey.

<em>Heat Vision</em> has the exclusive trailer for the film, described as a hybrid of <em>The Hunger Games</em> and <em>Jurassic Park. </em>(<em>Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom</em> also gets a new trailer Tuesday.)

The project takes place in a near future that sees 10 death row inmates compete in a virtual reality game show called <em>The Jurassic Games. </em>They must fight dinosaurs as well as each other — and dying in the game means death in real life. <em>Jurassic Games</em> follows Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), a man wrongfully ...

If you are heading to The Jurassic Games, there's really no way for the odds to be in your favor.

Heat Vision has the first-look photos from the film, which is described as a hybrid of The Hunger Games and Jurassic Park.

It takes place in the near future, where 10 death row convicts must compete in a virtual reality game show called The Jurassic Games. They will battle dinosaurs as well as each other — and if they die in the game, they also die in real life. It follows Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), a man wrongfully convicted of murdering his...

No, folks, this is not an April fools day joke. A movie called The Jurassic Games has started production. And it promises to mashup the best elements of popular franchises The Hunger Games and Jurassic World. It doesn't sound like your typical spoof, either, but instead will be an on-the-level sci-fi action thriller. Though, probably not with the big budget VFX you're used to seeing at the local cinema.

We have the official PR for you here, with the movie coming from Galen Christy's High Octane Pictures, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (Of+Mo). They state that they've officially kicked off production on Ryan Bellgardt's amazing sounding The Jurassic Games.

Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (Entoutrage), the film imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in The Jurassic Games, the ultimate...

The "Twelfth Doctor" Peter Capaldi will be in attendance at this year's Wizard World Minneapolis convention. Continue reading for more details on his appearance and the event itself. Also in today's Highlights: Night Visions Film Festival spring 2017 lineup, Jurassic Games production details, and trailers for Home Education and The Alienators.

Peter Capaldi to Appear at Wizard World Minneapolis: Press Release: "Minneapolis, March 30, 2017 – Peter Capaldi, who portrays the Twelfth and current iteration of "The Doctor" on the long-running science fiction series "Doctor Who," will make his Wizard World debut next month when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis, May 6-7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Capaldi will greet fans, pose for photo ops, sign autographs and conduct an interactive fan Q&A during the pop culture extravaganza.

Capaldi has appeared as the title character in the BBC program since being introduced in the 50th Anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" and the 2013 Christmas episode,...